# abs(3)

## NAME

         abs - integer absolute value

## SYNOPSIS

         #include <stdlib.h>

         int abs(int i)

## DESCRIPTION

         Abs returns the absolute value of its integer operand.

## SEE ALSO

         floor(3).

## BUGS

         Applying the abs function to the most negative integer generates a result
         which  is  the  most  negative integer.  That is, abs(0x80000000) returns
         0x80000000 as a result on a machine with 32-bit ints.  Using  the  result
         in unsigned computations is sound however.